A radiation monitor reads an ambient dose rate of

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Measurement and Method, Ch What a measured value is: quantities, units and the SI

Problem

A radiation monitor reads an ambient dose rate of 3.6 μSv h−13.6\ \mathrm{\mu Sv\,h^{-1}}. Using 1 μSv=10−6 Sv1\,\mathrm{\mu Sv} = 10^{-6}\,\mathrm{Sv}, 1 Sv=109 nSv1\,\mathrm{Sv} = 10^{9}\,\mathrm{nSv} and 1 h=3600 s1\,\mathrm{h} = 3600\,\mathrm{s} substituted directly into the unit, express this dose rate in nSv s−1\mathrm{nSv\,s^{-1}}.

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